Lies and head games

...do you really think you're doing anyone any favours by lying?

This morning when I logged on I came across this article. This man's death was completely avoidable. If everyone involved had just been honest from the start, Barret would still be alive. There are few things that piss me off more than stories like this. Regardless of whether or not there is face to face contact, people still develop real feelings for the people they associate with online. Most of the time those feelings are purely platonic, but when an individual develops romantic feelings for someone online, those feelings are every bit as strong as feelings for a person they might know in real life.

I am by no means condoning what Montgomery did, but to some extent I feel sorry for him. He had fallen in love with this woman only to find out that not only was she also involved with someone else, but she wasn't even who she claimed to be. Granted, this guy is obviously as nutty as a fruit-cake, but there are plenty of less extreme cases very similar to this where real people develop real feelings, only to learn that they have been lied to.

The most frustrating thing is, things like this don't just happen on the internet. You get sent on a blind date with what seems to be a charming person, only to find out that all they're after is a roll in the sack or a meal ticket. What people don't seem to realize is that nine times out of ten, when you lie through your teeth to a potential lover, sooner or later the shit hits the fan.

Men: If you are cheating on your wife, sooner or later she WILL find out, she WILL be angry, and if she was a shrewish bitch before, wait 'till you see how she acts when she finds out about your affair.

Women: You play with the hearts of men, sooner or later word is going to get out, the men you're jerking around are going to find out and you are going to end up alone.

Seriously, people. You really think you're such a good liar that your S.O. isn't going to be suspicious when you come home with love-bites on your bottom? Think again!